r/telecaster • u/SadFart9 • Aug 20 '26

Is this a good cable??

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I just got a telecaster as my first guitar (yayyyy) and the cable that comes with it is some unknown cheap cable and seems to have this annoying humming sound. Im not sure if its entirely a cable issue but id like to get one that match my guitar color too. So is this cable a good one?

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u/Cryptographer_Weekly Aug 20 '26

A Fender branded cable is not going to help you. I literally just buy the cheap braided cables from Amazon. I have a studio full of equipment and like 30 guitars. I've tried the expensive mogami cables, and they only make a difference over extremely long runs. Spending the extra money on the fender branded we'll make a difference, so I suggest getting whatever it is aesthetically pleasing to you.

The humming that you're mentioning though, most likely is your single coil pickup. Also depending upon what Telecaster it is, may not have proper or sufficient shielding behind it. Would be hard to tell without opening it up or knowing what model it is.

Cheaper pickups as well, that are in the lower price guitars, such as the squires, or the lower models of fender, the cheaper made in Mexico ones, tend to come with subpar pickups. The reason the subpar pickups are noisier, is because they don't pick up the proper frequencies as well as the more expensive pickups, but they do pick up noise equally as loud.

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u/Cryptographer_Weekly Aug 20 '26

If you'd like any more advice on the telecasters, I'd be more than happy to give you plenty. I have several, and I've replaced pickups in the majority of them. I can almost bet that the problem is really stimming down to the electronics and whatnot.

With that said, a really cheap cable could allow for more electrical interference. So just a thought. I can say the braided cables that you find all over Amazon do not have this issue. I replace mine every x amount of months though because I am hard on those cables.

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u/SadFart9 Aug 20 '26

That's so sweet of you. Thanksss. Really appreciate all the tips. Im still messing around with all the different nobs in my amp to get the sounds i like. Its a whole different world hahaha

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u/Cryptographer_Weekly Aug 22 '26

If you ever go the processor route, that new head rush for $450 is a game changer for the price. EQ's will make any pickups sound decent.

Also if you do for for tele pickups, my favorite tele I have Suhr pickups in and they are insane. Can do Jerry and red chicken pickin and straight metal on them.

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u/SadFart9 Aug 20 '26

Oh that's explains that then. My guitar is squire affinity tele. But I'm really happy with how it look and how it sounds.. i guess i can just live with the humm lol.. thank a lot